News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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NEW: 52% of Americans approve of the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling. A majority also see the court as driven more by politics than law, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/yhvygLDxeT
— ABC News (@ABC) July 2, 2023
A social media 'troll factory' owned by Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin to allegedly influence public opinion in the US and other countries, has reportedly been disbanded https://t.co/afQjUnomYd pic.twitter.com/aApF0fXKdY
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 2, 2023
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg takes aim at Florida Gov. DeSantis for a video attacking former President Trump on LGBTQ rights. https://t.co/zdP0J77dHh
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 2, 2023
Former Vice President Mike Pence said thousands of U.S. troops would have remained in Afghanistan, despite an agreement the Trump administration made with the Taliban that had American forces leaving by May 2021. https://t.co/8v8Wa3U0YC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 2, 2023
The Proud Boys organization must pay more than $1 million to a historic Black church in D.C. after a judge determined members of the group damaged a Black Lives Matter sign displayed on the building’s front lawn in 2020. https://t.co/7JHG6LOvFV
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2023
Pence says ‘no pressure involved’ in calls to governors following 2020 election https://t.co/hoeFVjxn9X
— POLITICO (@politico) July 2, 2023
An 18-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead later at a local hospital. https://t.co/AwJoF8GYTe
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 2, 2023
An Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls confessed multiple times to the murders in a phone call to his wife while in prison, according to court documents. https://t.co/dQBftOiCyd
— ABC News (@ABC) July 2, 2023
A week after a train derailment and bridge collapse sent rail cars into the Yellowstone River, authorities say only two rail cars carrying molten sulfur and scrap metal remain in the water as cleanup continueshttps://t.co/h32NHtOD6o
— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2023
A 9-year-old migrant who crossed into the United States amid scorching Arizona heat and began having seizures died after he was placed on life support, according to authorities. https://t.co/kn2ip2hpCG
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 2, 2023
The Los Angeles government was not informed about the incoming migrants and had less than a day to prepare for their arrival, a city spokesperson said. https://t.co/2JYpK4rPal
— The Hill (@thehill) July 2, 2023
The first of four supermoons to rise in 2023, July’s lunar display will appear to be brighter in the night sky than any other full moon event that has occurred this year.https://t.co/xdy6qlVv5S
— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2023
